When dealing with cheating, they have observed the following strategies and the results associated with them:

1. Students will hide cheating better

2.Students feels punctures ego & guilt.

3. Can be positive depending on rapport. Conference centers on leading student to see cheating as a deterrent to goals

4. Lazy day cheating is born. Cheating because of anxiety remains.

5. “Hopefully” symptoms disappear.6. Student learns something from copying that he may not have learned at all.

7. Students learn to work cooperatively. If partners are weak/strong-require they alternate days of who leads the work.

1. “Cheating is Cheating!”
Declare it loudly

2.”I can’t believe you would do such a thing!”

3. Private conference with student(s) caught cheating.

4. Ignore it

5. Pretend to ignore it

6. Encourage it

7. Require it (design carefully)

I have searched the Internet for suggestions for teachers to deal with cheating. I didn’t find much. Do you know of any resources?

In other discipline advice, the authors say the following:

**Rules should be developed by the group. Form “Thou shalls” instead of “Thou Shalt Nots”.

** Unacceptable behavior should be re-directed. Present them with an alternate activity.

**Behavior discrepancies should be viewed as challenges, not threats.”

Some students may lack the independence and self-direction necessary to work in centers or groups. They may require more structure. If this is the case, their work should be planned to operate concurrently and not interfere with the centers.More great advice! That concludes the center based posts as far as what to consider when creating them. I promise future posts on specific activities that I assign at centers. I look forward to hearing about some great activities from all of you too.